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Coyote more likely to make a meal out of moose than thought It has long been believed that coyotes were incapable of taking down an adult moose, but researchers have recently discovered that eastern coyotes and coyote x wolf hybrids (canids) have preyed on adult moose in central Ontario.
Oct. 24, 2013 - Science Daily

Coyote more likely to make a meal out of moose than we thought: Study ( Canadian Science Publishing (NRC Research Press) ) It has long been believed that coyotes were incapable of taking down an adult moose, but researchers have recently discovered that eastern coyotes and coyote x wolf hybrids (canids) have preyed on adult moose in central Ontario. Their findings were published today in the Canadian Journal of Zoology.
Oct. 24, 2013 - EurekAlert!